CCO and story experience creator for the global, multi-million dollar, life-transforming experience at www.trevorgblake.com
Author/illustrator of multiple highly sought-after picture books with publishing houses, Penguin Random House, Macmillan, and Scholastic Canada.
Guest on various podcasts on the importance of quality storytelling in every part of our lives.
Art director and visual storyteller for numerous start-ups.
Illustrator, animator, and out-of-studio character designer for studios including, Disney, Marvel, DC, Nickelodeon, and Dreamworks.
Curator and exhibitor of three gallery shows with playful themes - Pixel Culture, Saturday Morning Cartoons, and Back to the 80s.
Apprentice in several art departments and animation houses, learning the story of the industry from the ground up.
Escaped a religious cult at age 17 and created a life story of my own.
What I’ve been up to…
A selection of stories…
Jess wears many hats from story experience creator and art director to illustrator and writer. Here are a few of her author/illustrated books with Penguin Random House, Scholastic Canada, and Macmillan:
WINNER of the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, for That’s MY Sweater.
Story and illustration are not just for kids.
We never out-grow them!
The Design Living Network’s show, The Cost of Living, with Caleb Simpson.
When Caleb visits Akasha’s lovely space in Lower Manhattan, she shares her favorite book, “It’s Not All Rainbows.”
